Grow Up, Vince

Sports Forum - Letters to the sports editor

August 22, 1993

I AM shocked and disappointed by the recent actions of New York Mets outfielder Vince Coleman, who threw an explosive with power equaling that of a quarter stick of dynamite out the window of a Jeep and injured three autograph seekers. It's horrible to see the role model of hundreds of American children engaging in criminal acts and setting an atrocious example for the youth of America. Children who dream of playing professional sports are emotionally injured by a hero. Growing up is hard enough without the people we idolize leading us in the wrong direction. John Rumsey, LONGWOOD